Backyard shot of the Horsehead Nebula, 1,500 light-years away. Part of the Orion Molecular Cloud. A classic dark nebula. #deepsky #Orion #astrophotography #astronomy #space

M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy

M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a stunning spiral galaxy about 27 million light-years away, containing over 100 billion stars and is famous for its distinct spiral structure and interacting companion galaxy NGC5195. 8” Newt, ASI2600 MC, 200x300sec,

Took a shot of the Andromeda Galaxy with my backyard telescope. It's incredible to think about the trillion stars within this galaxy, our closest neighbor, just 2.5 million light-years away. #Andromeda #GalaxyPhotography #AstroPhotography #NASA #Space

Boris with his big brother Charlie. #cats #catlove #animalreacue

While often called the "Seven Sisters," the Pleiades star cluster actually contains over 1,000 stars! The Pleiades stars are around around 100 million years old, and shine with a striking blue color due to their high temperatures. Shot from my backyard telescope.

#astrophotography #space #astronomy